Otago Medical School staff profiles

Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell

Research Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Edgar National Centre for Diabetes and Obesity Research

Department

Department of Medicine (Dunedin)

Qualifications

MB ChB FNZCPHM MPH DipObst(Otago)

Research summary

Prevention and management of diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Research

Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell is a specialist in public health medicine and has also trained and practised as a general practitioner in New Zealand and the UK. During her public health medicine training Kirsten became involved with diabetes quality of care improvement initiatives. She has undertaken diabetes and diabetes related research at Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research since it was established in 2003.

She has recently established the Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) network, a research group looking at dietary treatments and disease monitoring. In addition to research, Kirsten has contributed to national diabetes clinical guidelines. She is also a member of the National Diabetes Service Improvement Group, an executive member of the NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes, a steering committee member of the Gut Health Network, Health Research Council of NZ College of Experts member, and the NZ College of Public Health Medicine Training Programme Supervisor for the South Island.

Coppell, K., & Manning, P. J. (2002). Establishing a regional diabetes register and a description of the registered population after one year. New Zealand Medical Journal, 115(1160), U146. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/